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Though employers (68 percent) trail only hospitals/doctors (78 percent) as the most trusted source of information about COVID-19, Americans reject the idea that a COVID-19 shot should be required in order to return to the workplace, according to a special report of the Edelman Trust Barometer.
Nearly seven-in-ten (69 percent) say the decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine is a personal choice. Only 21 percent believe businesses should demand that all employees get vaccinated.
Sixty-eight percent of Biden voters are against forcing people back to work before they are ready. Forty-eight percent of Trump supporters agree.
The Edelman survey, which was conducted to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, found that 81 percent of respondents want their employers to update pandemic and vaccine-related information on at least a weekly basis.
A majority wants the government to take a conservative approach to re-opening the economy.
Sixty percent say the government’s top priority is to save as many lives as possible even if the economy takes a hit, while 40 percent believe the country is approaching the point where it is more important to save jobs than to take every precaution to keep people save.
More than two-thirds (67 percent) of people are “living with a pandemic mindset” worried about safety and operating in a survival mode, according to the survey.
A third say the pandemic is behind us and believe it is time to return to pre-COVID-19 life.
Americans view disinformation as one of the top societal issues currently facing the country—and even view it as a more pressing threat than border security, climate change, terrorism and other critical issues, according to an Institute for Public Relations report.
Fully remote work is taking a nosedive in popularity among both communications leaders and CEOs, and while hybrid is leading the way, fully in-person workplaces are making a surprising comeback in executive suites.
Consumer tech marketers are missing the boat when it comes to the 117 million Americans over the age of 50, according to a new study from Clarity.
2023 has been a tough year for PR agencies. According to an annual RSW/US report, a rocky economy has put a strain on client budgets this year, resulting in fewer new business retainers, slower referrals and longer sales cycles. And that’s not even the worst of it.
Communications leaders are playing a larger role in every aspect of a company’s decision making, according to a newly released report from Edelman.
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Mar. 13, 2021, by Joe Honick
Everyone is entitled to make such a foolish decision. The public is not entitled to have to pay for such a decision. Therefore, it should be required that all who resist the vaccination sign a document relieving the rest of the goernment and citizens for having to pay for treatment when and if their refusal backfires and they are afflicted with the virus.